"To the last hour of the existence of several who appeared to be conspicuous actors in the drama, they were pressingly importuned to make further confessions," -- this "importuning" being more clearly defined in a letter of Mr. Ferguson, owner of two of the slaves, as "having them severely corrected."

Bond for Joseph P. P.cella, 37, was set at $500,000 Tuesday at a hearing in Coshocton Municipal Court on a charge of importuning, meaning solicitation to engage in sexual activity with a person less than 13 years of age, which is a third-degree felony.

Reporters at his heels, importuning him, goading him, trying to steal his secrets, wandering in the Rose Garden, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of him behind his office drapes, with his feet on his desk and his tie loosened.

It is a melancholy object to those who Google, twitter or travel in the world, when they see in the United States the presidency, corporate boards, Congress, and investment banks crowded with the male sex followed by three, four, or six ex-wives -- all in suits and importuning every deity for an alms.

Her route is prayer; even as a religious festival goes on in the streets, she is putting on a shawl and joining the processions, importuning Our Lord of Miracles - and eventually taking matters into her own hands.